JP6104086B2 - Washer nozzle - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a washer nozzle.

  Patent Document 1 listed below discloses a washer nozzle that injects a cleaning liquid toward a windshield glass of a vehicle, and a method for attaching the washer nozzle. The washer nozzle described in this document is provided with a body head having an injection port for injecting a cleaning liquid, and an elastic locking claw plate is integrally formed on the body head. The washer nozzle is attached to the cowl cover by inserting the body head into an attachment hole formed in the cowl cover and engaging the elastic locking claw plate with the edge of the attachment hole.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-334062

  However, in the configuration in which the locked portion where the locking portion (elastic locking claw plate) of the washer nozzle is locked and the insertion hole through which the injection port is inserted are separated due to the design restrictions of the vehicle, It is difficult to apply the washer nozzle described in Patent Document 1. In addition to this, when the locked portion and the portion where the insertion hole is formed are not arranged in parallel, the locking portion of the washer nozzle is locked when the locking portion of the washer nozzle is locked to the locked portion. It is necessary to insert the injection port obliquely through the insertion hole, and it is necessary to insert in a direction different from the assembly direction of the locking portion to the locked portion. Considering the ease of assembly when the washer nozzle injection port is inserted into the insertion hole at an angle, the inner diameter of the insertion hole may be increased, but in this case, the gap between the peripheral edge of the injection port and the insertion hole It is conceivable that a gap is formed in the vehicle and the appearance design of the vehicle is damaged.

  An object of the present invention is to obtain the washer nozzle which can control that the appearance design of vehicles is spoiled in consideration of the above-mentioned fact.

A washer nozzle that solves the above-described problem is provided with a nozzle main body having a nozzle tip portion that is inserted into an insertion hole formed in a nozzle support portion provided on the vehicle body side, and spaced apart from the nozzle support portion and the nozzle support. The clip part that is inserted into the fixing hole formed in the fixing part that is arranged at a predetermined angle with the nozzle part, and is provided integrally with the nozzle body, and the nozzle body and the clip part stand on the same side. A plate-like base plate provided, and the clip portion has a size smaller than that of the fixing hole by elastically deforming in the direction of approaching or separating from the nozzle body when being inserted through the fixing hole. by having claws which the are greater dimension than the fixing hole by the elastic restoring upon insertion into the fixing hole is completed, the elastic deformation direction of the locking claws and the nozzle body And wherein adjacently be disposed.

  According to the above configuration, the nozzle tip is inserted into the insertion hole formed in the nozzle support portion, and the clip portion is inserted into the fixing hole formed in the fixing portion, whereby the washer nozzle is provided on the vehicle body side. Supported by the nozzle support part and the fixed part. Here, in this structure, the latching claw provided in the clip part can be elastically deformed in a direction close to or away from the nozzle body. Accordingly, the tip of the nozzle can be inserted into the insertion hole formed in the nozzle support portion while moving the clip portion in the direction toward or away from the nozzle body in the fixed hole. In other words, the nozzle tip can be easily inserted into the insertion hole without increasing the inner diameter of the insertion hole. Moreover, since it can be assembled easily without increasing the inner diameter of the insertion hole, the clearance between the nozzle tip and the insertion hole can be set small, thereby suppressing the appearance design of the vehicle from being damaged. be able to.

  In the washer nozzle, a flange portion formed at an outer diameter larger than an inner diameter of the insertion hole is provided at the nozzle tip portion, and the flange when the nozzle tip portion is inserted into the insertion hole is provided. It is preferable that the portion is opposed to the edge of the insertion hole.

  According to this configuration, the flange tip provided at the nozzle tip during assembly is brought into contact with the edge of the insertion hole, whereby the nozzle tip can be positioned with respect to the nozzle support. In addition, in this structure, after the assembly, the insertion hole is covered by arranging the flange portion so as to face the edge of the insertion hole. Thereby, a clearance gap is covered between a nozzle front-end | tip part and an insertion hole, and it can suppress that an external appearance design of a vehicle is impaired by extension.

In the washer nozzle, a hose connection portion to which a hose is connected is preferably provided so as to protrude from the proximal end side of the nozzle body.

  According to the said structure, the load input from a hose connection part when a hose is connected can be distributedly supported by a nozzle support part and a fixing | fixed part via a nozzle main body and a clip part.

In the washer nozzle, it is preferable to pre-Symbol and projecting direction of the clip portion and the projecting direction of the nozzle body is at an angle to the direction of elastic deformation of the locking claw.

According to the above configuration, even when the nozzle support portion and the fixed portion are not arranged in parallel, the nozzle support portion and the fixed portion are set by setting the angle formed by the protruding direction of the nozzle body and the protruding direction of the clip portion. Can support the washer nozzle.
In the washer nozzle, it is preferable that the hose connection portion is formed so as to protrude from a proximal end side of the nozzle body in a direction away from the clip portion.

It is a top view which shows a washer nozzle. It is a side view which shows a washer nozzle. It is a front view which shows a washer nozzle. It is a perspective view which shows a cowl top garnish and a front windshield glass. It is the perspective view which looked at the washer nozzle of the state attached to the cowl top garnish from the injection port side. It is the perspective view which looked at the washer nozzle of the state attached to the cowl top garnish from the clip part side. It is a front view which shows the fixing | fixed part provided in the cowl top garnish. It is an expanded sectional view which shows the process in which the clip part of a washer nozzle is penetrated to the fixing hole provided in the fixing | fixed part. It is a sectional side view which shows the state by which the clip part of the washer nozzle was inserted in the fixing hole provided in the fixing part.

  A washer nozzle according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the washer nozzle 10 of this embodiment is attached to a cowl garnish 12 provided at the front of the vehicle body, and an injection port 28 (see FIG. 3) of the washer nozzle 10 is a front window. It is directed to the shield glass 14. As a result, the cleaning liquid can be jetted from the jet port 28 of the washer nozzle 10 toward the front windshield glass 14. In the present embodiment, two washer nozzles 10 having the same configuration are attached to the cowl garnish 12 in a state of being spaced apart in the vehicle width direction. Hereinafter, the configuration of the washer nozzle 10 will be described first, and then the configuration of the cowl garnish 12 to which the washer nozzle 10 is attached will be described.

(Washer nozzle 10)
As shown in FIG. 1, the washer nozzle 10 includes a base plate 16 formed in a plate shape, a nozzle body 18 erected on one plane of the base plate 16, and a hose connection portion 20 to which a hose (not shown) is connected. And a clip portion 22 which is erected on the same side surface (the above-described one plane) where the nozzle body 18 of the base plate 16 is erected, and which is disposed adjacent to the nozzle body 18.

  The base plate 16 is formed in a rectangular plate shape. As shown in FIG. 6, the surface of the base plate 16 opposite to the surface on which the nozzle body 18 and the clip portion 22 are erected is provided on the base plate 16. Three concave portions 24 are formed along the longitudinal direction.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the nozzle body 18 is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape that protrudes from one end portion in the longitudinal direction of the base plate 16, and the protruding direction (arrow A direction) of the nozzle body 18 is the plate of the base plate 16. It is inclined with respect to the thickness direction (arrow B direction). Thereby, the protrusion direction (arrow A direction) of the nozzle body 18 and the protrusion direction (arrow C direction) of the clip portion 22 described later form a predetermined angle (angle θ). Further, the tip end portion of the nozzle body 18 in the protruding direction is a nozzle tip portion 26 formed in a cylindrical shape having a larger diameter than the base end side of the nozzle body 18, as shown in FIG. 3. The nozzle tip 26 is provided with an injection port 28 for injecting the cleaning liquid. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a flange portion 30 is formed at an end portion of the nozzle tip portion 26 on the base plate 16 side so as to protrude outward in the radial direction of the nozzle tip portion 26. The outer diameter D of the portion 30 is larger than the inner diameter of an insertion hole 56 (see FIG. 5) formed in the cowl garnish 12 described later. Further, the flange portion 30 is brought into contact with the edge portion of the insertion hole 56 when the washer nozzle 10 is attached to the cowl garnish 12, and is opposed to the edge portion of the insertion hole 56 in the attached state. .

  As shown in FIG. 1, the hose connection portion 20 is provided integrally with the nozzle body 18, and the hose connection portion 20 protrudes from the proximal end side of the nozzle body 18 in a direction away from the clip portion 22. Yes. Further, an introduction port 32 through which the cleaning liquid is introduced is formed at the tip of the hose connection part 20 in the protruding direction, and a check valve 34 is provided inside the hose connection part 20. When the pressure of the cleaning liquid that has flowed into the hose connection part 20 from the introduction port 32 exceeds a predetermined value, the check valve 34 is opened, and the cleaning liquid that has flowed into the hose connection part 20 can flow toward the nozzle body 18. It is possible.

  The clip portion 22 includes a prismatic shaft portion 36 projecting from the other end portion of the base plate 16 in the longitudinal direction toward the plate thickness direction (arrow B direction) of the base plate 16 and a pair formed integrally with the shaft portion 36. The latching claws 38 and 40 are configured.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a pair of positioning protrusions 42 and 44 are formed on the proximal end side of the shaft portion 36. As shown in FIG. 9, the clip portion 22 is inserted into a fixing hole 60 described later. When this is done, that is, when the shaft portion 36 is inserted into the fixing hole 60, the positioning protrusions 42 and 44 come into contact with the edge portion of the fixing hole 60. As a result, the insertion amount of the clip portion 22 (shaft portion 36) into the fixing hole 60 is restricted, and the positioning projections 42 and 44 abut against the edge portion of the fixing hole 60, whereby the clip portion 22 (shaft portion 36). Insertion into the fixing hole 60 is completed.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the pair of locking claws 38 and 40 are formed in a tongue shape extending from the tip of the shaft portion 36 to the nozzle body 18 side and the opposite side along the shaft portion 36. In addition, a predetermined clearance is provided between the pair of locking claws 38 and 40 and the shaft portion 36. As a result, the locking claw 38 disposed on the nozzle body 18 side is elastically deformed in a direction away from the nozzle body 18, that is, can be bent, and locked to the shaft portion 36. The locking claw 40 disposed on the side opposite to the claw 38 can be bent in a direction close to the nozzle body 18. The pair of locking claws 38, 40 are formed with locking protrusions 38A, 40A that protrude in the opposite direction to the shaft portion 36. The locking protrusions 38A, 40A are formed with positioning protrusions 42, 40A. The base plate 16 is disposed on the tip side of the shaft portion 36 by an amount substantially equal to the plate thickness of the base plate 16.

  In addition, when the pair of locking claws 38 and 40 bend in the above-described direction, the width of the pair of locking claws 38 and 40 viewed from the distal end side of the shaft portion 36 is the width W of the fixing hole 60 described later. The width is smaller than (see FIG. 7), so that the clip portion 22 can be inserted into the fixing hole 60. Further, when the insertion of the clip portion 22 (shaft portion 36) into the fixing hole 60 is completed, the pair of locking claws 38, 40 are elastically restored, and the pair of locking claws 38, 40 are moved to the shaft portion. The width viewed from the front end side of 36 is wider than the width W of the fixing hole 60 described later (the locking projections 38A and 40A are caught by the edge of the fixing hole 60), whereby the clip portion 22 is fixed to the fixing hole 60. It is designed not to get out of it.

  Further, in a state where the insertion of the clip portion 22 (shaft portion 36) into the fixing hole 60 is completed, the edge portion of the fixing hole 60 is sandwiched between the positioning protrusions 42 and 44 and the locking protrusions 38A and 40B. Has been. Thereby, the rattling with respect to the edge part of the fixing hole 60 of the clip part 22 is suppressed.

(Cowl Garnish 12)
As shown in FIG. 4, the cowl garnish 12 is disposed between the front windshield glass 14 and the front hood 46 and covers the cowl top panel 48 from above the vehicle.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the cowl top panel 48 includes an upper wall portion 50 extending in the vehicle width direction with the vehicle vertical direction as a plate thickness direction, and an end portion of the upper wall portion 50 on the vehicle rear side. And a rear wall portion 52 that bends and extends toward the vehicle lower side. In addition, the vehicle upper side surface of the upper wall portion 50 and the vehicle rear side surface of the rear wall portion 52 can be viewed from the outside of the vehicle when the cowl top panel 48 is attached to the vehicle body. That is, the upper surface of the upper wall 50 and the rear surface of the rear wall 52 are design surfaces that constitute a part of the exterior design of the vehicle.

  In addition, a part of the rear wall portion 52 is a nozzle support portion 54 that supports the tip of the nozzle body 18, that is, supports the nozzle tip portion 26, and the nozzle support portion 54 includes the nozzle tip portion 26. An insertion hole 56 through which is inserted is formed.

  Further, the upper wall portion 50 is provided with a fixing portion 58 that protrudes toward the vehicle lower side (inside the cowl garnish 12) and that fixes (supports) a portion of the washer nozzle 10 on the vehicle front side. Yes. The fixing portion 58 is disposed apart from the nozzle support portion 54 in the vehicle front-rear direction and is disposed at a predetermined angle (angle θ) with the nozzle support portion 54. Specifically, the surface of the portion of the nozzle support portion 54 where the insertion hole 56 is formed and the surface of the portion of the fixing portion 58 where the fixing hole 60 described later is formed form a predetermined angle (angle θ). Has been placed. As shown in FIG. 7, the fixing hole 60 is formed with a fixing hole 60 through which the above-described clip portion 22 is inserted. The fixing hole 60 is longitudinal in the vehicle width direction when viewed from the front of the vehicle. It is formed in a rectangular shape.

(Operation and effect of this embodiment)
Next, the operation and effect of this embodiment will be described.

  In the washer nozzle 10 described above, the nozzle tip portion 26 is inserted into the insertion hole 56 formed in the nozzle support portion 54 and the clip portion 22 is inserted into the fixing hole 60 formed in the fixing portion 58. The washer nozzle 10 is supported by a nozzle support portion 54 and a fixing portion 58 provided on the cowl top panel 48, respectively.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 1, the pair of locking claws 38, 40 provided on the clip portion 22 of the washer nozzle 10 can be elastically deformed in the aforementioned directions. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 8, the clip portion 22 is moved in the fixing hole 60 in the direction close to the nozzle body 18, that is, while the locking claw 38 disposed on the nozzle body 18 side is bent. The nozzle tip portion 26 can be inserted through the insertion hole 56. In other words, the nozzle tip 26 can be easily inserted through the insertion hole 56 without increasing the inner diameter of the insertion hole 56. Further, since it can be easily assembled without increasing the inner diameter of the insertion hole 56, the clearance between the nozzle tip portion 26 and the insertion hole 56 can be set small, thereby impairing the appearance design of the vehicle. Can be suppressed. Furthermore, since the clearance between the nozzle tip portion 26 and the insertion hole 56 can be set small, it is possible to suppress water droplets from staying between the nozzle tip portion 26 and the insertion hole 56. Thereby, obstruction | occlusion of the injection port 28 by the water droplet which remained in the said area | region frozen and ice lump can be suppressed.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5, in this embodiment, when the washer nozzle 10 is attached to the cowl garnish 12, the flange portion 30 provided at the nozzle tip portion 26 is brought into contact with the edge portion of the insertion hole 56. ing. Thereby, positioning with respect to the nozzle support part 54 of the nozzle front-end | tip part 26 can be performed. In addition, in this embodiment, after the assembly, the insertion hole 56 is covered by the flange portion 30 being in contact with or spaced from the edge of the insertion hole 56 and facing the edge. Thereby, a clearance gap is covered between the nozzle front-end | tip part 26 and the penetration hole 56, and it can suppress that an external appearance design of a vehicle is impaired by extension.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the hose connection portion 20 to which the hose is connected is integrally projected from the proximal end side of the nozzle body 18 between the nozzle tip portion 26 and the clip portion 22. Thereby, when the hose is connected to the hose connection part 20, the load input from the hose connection part 20 is distributed to the nozzle support part 54 and the fixing part 58 via the nozzle body 18 and the clip part 22. Can be supported.

  In the present embodiment, the angle (angle θ) formed by the protruding direction of the nozzle body 18 and the protruding direction of the clip portion 22 is set as described above. As a result, the washer nozzle 10 can be easily supported by the nozzle support portion 54 and the fixed portion 58 that are not arranged in parallel. Further, since the angle (angle θ) between the protruding direction of the nozzle body 18 and the protruding direction of the clip portion 22 is set as described above, an external force that pushes the nozzle body 18 into the distal end portion of the nozzle body 18. Even if this occurs, the washer nozzle 10 is unlikely to come off the cowl garnish 12 because the direction in which the clip portion 22 is pulled out differs from the direction in which the nozzle body 18 protrudes.

  Note that the washer nozzle can be attached to a cowl garnish or the like of various designs by appropriately setting an angle (angle θ) formed by the protruding direction of the nozzle body 18 and the protruding direction of the clip portion 22.

  Further, in the present embodiment, an example in which the flange portion 30 is provided in the nozzle tip portion 26 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, it can also be set as the structure which does not provide said flange part 30. FIG. In this manner, whether or not the flange portion 30 is provided may be set as appropriate in consideration of the clearance between the nozzle tip portion 26 and other components.

  Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above, and various modifications other than the above can be implemented without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Of course.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Washer nozzle, 16 ... Base plate, 18 ... Nozzle body, 20 ... Hose connection part, 22 ... Clip part, 26 ... Nozzle tip part, 30 ... Flange part, 38 ... Locking claw, 40 ... Locking claw, 54 ... Nozzle support part, 56 ... insertion hole, 58 ... fixing part, 60 ... fixing hole

Claims (5)

A nozzle body having a nozzle tip inserted into an insertion hole formed in a nozzle support provided on the vehicle body side;
A clip portion that is inserted through a fixing hole formed in a fixing portion that is spaced apart from the nozzle support portion and arranged at a predetermined angle with the nozzle support portion, and is provided integrally with the nozzle body ;
The nozzle body and the clip portion are plate-like base plates erected on the same side;
With
When the clip portion is inserted into the fixing hole , the clip portion is elastically deformed in a direction approaching or separating from the nozzle body, thereby being smaller in size than the fixing hole, and when the insertion into the fixing hole is completed. A washer nozzle having a locking claw having a size larger than that of the fixed hole by being elastically restored to the nozzle, and disposed adjacent to the nozzle body and the elastic deformation direction of the locking claw .   The nozzle tip portion is provided with a flange portion formed to have an outer diameter larger than the inner diameter of the insertion hole, and when the nozzle tip portion is inserted into the insertion hole, the flange portion is inserted into the insertion hole. The washer nozzle according to claim 1, wherein the washer nozzle is opposed to the edge of the nozzle. The washer nozzle according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a hose connection portion to which a hose is connected is provided so as to protrude from a proximal end side of the nozzle body. Washer nozzle according to any one of the protruding direction and the clip portion projecting direction and said locking claws the elastic deformation direction given an angle with that claims 1 to 3 of the previous SL nozzle body . The washer nozzle according to claim 3, wherein the hose connection portion is formed to protrude from a proximal end side of the nozzle body toward a direction away from the clip portion.

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